VERISIMILITUDE


Meaning of VERISIMILITUDE in English

n.

Pronunciation: -s ə - ' mi-l ə - ˌ tüd, - ˌ tyüd

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis verisimilar, from veri similis like the truth

Date: circa 1576

1 : the quality or state of being verisimilar

2 : something verisimilar

– veri · si · mil · i · tu · di · nous \ - ˌ mi-l ə - ' tüd-n ə s, - ' tyüd-; - ' tü-d ə -n ə s, - ' tyü- \ adjective

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